If you thought women went crazy shopping, Google is giving women all around the world a run for their money considering the startup shopping they have been doing. Recently, Google acquired Like.com, Jambool, and Slide. It is no secret that Google is building a social network of its own, apparently called “Google Me“, in order to curb the dominance of Facebook in the social networking arena. Now, to add to speculations, Google has made two fresh acquisitions in SocialDeck and Angstro.
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SocialDeck
SocialDeck is a mobile game developing company based out of Ontario, Canada. In 2009, SocialDeck games achieved about a million downloads, with the most popular one being Shake & Spell. The company’s non-gaming product Spark can be integrated on iPhone, BlackBerry, and Facebook just like Shake & Spell. With this acquisition, Google might be looking to bring these products by SocialDeck to not only Android, but also to its new social networking platform.
Angstro
Angstro is a startup that helps sort news and information from social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. To put it simply, Angstro analyses data from various sources but only gives you limited, relevant results unlike Google which give you many options.
When will Google Me see daylight?
With the acquisitions number just rising, Google are really on a path to create a social networking monster that might just end Facebook’s dominance. But the question still remains as to when will we finally see the social networking website by Google? With the number of Facebook users increasing exponentially on a monthly basis, Google better up their antics and launch Google Me soon. The more time they take, the more customers they lose to Facebook. However, Facebook security concerns might just help the search giants even with a delayed launch.
Do you think Google should speed up the launch?
